CALL TO ACTION: Please take a moment to fill out the short survey that the City is circulating, particularly the last part, which focuses on Slow Streets barricades. Where asked, choose the option to keep all barricades until Greenways replace them, or in the case of Santa Clara, until the improvements on Central are complete. Background …
Webster and Park Streets have been top of mind for about a month now, since restriping began. While there are lots of positives to the restriping, the rampant illegal parking in bike lanes has unfortunately overshadowed everything else. Bike Walk Alameda recently met with Public Works Staff to walk Park Street and ask questions …
Call to Action! City Council will be discussing the Mid-Cycle Budget next Tuesday and then voting on it in early June. Bike Walk Alameda is asking our Mayor and Councilmembers to clarify whether Staff has proposed what’s needed to get our delayed transportation projects back on track, and if not, to do so. Below is …
The Good News Alameda’s e-bike rebate pilot through Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) has been pretty successful. According to a recent City Staff presentation on our climate plan progress, in 2023, 116 rebates were issued for e-bikes. That’s nearly double the number of rebates issued for EVs. The e-bike rebate program will continue. The Bad News …
In the past few years, our City Council adopted a number of plans, like the Vision Zero Action Plan and the Active Transportation Plan, that call for substantial improvements around transportation. These detailed plans include prioritized project lists and timeframes aimed to achieve long-term safety, equity, and climate goals by certain dates. Annual Transportation Work …
The basics: what are Neighborhood Greenways? New to Alameda, Neighborhood Greenways will be residential streets where motor vehicle speeds and volumes will be lowered enough to make bicycling comfortable and safe for people of all ages and abilities. Our Slow Streets are very quick-build precursors to Neighborhood Greenways, assembled as a response to COVID in …
We’re giving a warm welcome to 2024, and all the new legislation that has come into effect with it. Below are some highlights of bills that we’re especially excited about. AB-1909 Vehicles: bicycle omnibus bill. Passed in 2022, and going into effect this year, this bill allows bicyclists to cross a street when a pedestrian …